Queen-bee trap.



No. 667,894. Patented Feb. l2, 190i.

W. A. J. S|MPSON.

QUEEN BEE TRAP.

(Application filed Sept. 6, 1900.) (No Model.) 2 Shota-Shaot l.

No. 567,894. Patented Feb. 12, l90l. W. A. J.- SIMPSON.

nuasu BEE TRAP.

(Ayplimtion filed Se t. 6, 1900. (No Model.) 2 sheets shaet 2.

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WILLIAM A. J. SIMPSON, OF GALLATIN, TENNESSEE.

QUEEN BEE TRAP.

SPECIFICATION forming part To (all whont it may concern.-

Be it known that I, VVILLIAM A. J. SIMPSON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Gallatin, in the county of Sumner and State ofTennessee, have invented new and useful Improvements in Queen-Bee Traps,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in queen-bee trapsespecially adapted for use in beehives of ordinary construction; and itsprimary object is to provide a device of simple construction which isadapted to entrap the queen bee, so that it may be readily conveyed fromthe old to a new hive.

A further object is to provide a device of this character which will notinjure the bee nor permit the same to escape accidentally.

To these ends the invention consists in the further novel constructionand combination of parts hereinafter more fully described and claimedand illustrated in the accompanying drawings, showing the preferred formof my invention, and in which- Figure l is a top plan view of thedevice. Fig. 2 is an end elevation. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section.Fig. 4: is a detailed view of the cage and funnel detached.

Referring to these figures by numerals of reference, 1 is the hive,formed of any suitable material, as wood, and having an outlet at 2.Arms 3 extend longitudinally from this outlet at opposite sides of aplatform at, which extends the full length of the outlet and is providedat its opposite edge with a funnel 5, the upper edge of which is levelwith said platform. This funnel is provided at the bottom with a tubularstem 6, the lower end of said funnel extending into the upper end of thetube, as shown in Fig. An aperture 7 is formed within one side of thecylinder 6, and flanges 8 extend from the ends of this aperture and areadapted to lie at opposite sides of a cage 9. The cage is formed,preferably, of metal, having apertures 10 therein of suflicient size topermit the exit of all but the queen bee. A partition 11 is arrangedtransversely in the cage and has an aperture 12 therein, above which isarranged a wiregauze cone 13, having an outlet at the top thereof intothe upper portion of the cage. A hinged cover 141- is arranged at thetop of of Letters Patent No. 667,894, dated February 12, 1901.Application filed September 6, 1900. Serial No. 29.212.

(N0 model.

the cage to permit the ready removal of the bee. An opening or inlet 15is arranged within one side of the cage near the bottom thereof and isadapted to register with the aperture 7 in the cylinder. Hooks 16 extendfrom opposite sides of the cage and engage loops 1?, formed above theflanges 8.

The queen bee emerges through the opening 2 and as its wings are clippedit cannot leave the platform 4. As the bee continues outward it willfall into the funnel 5 and drop into cylinder 6. The bee cannot passupward from said tube and will therefore pass out to the cage 9 throughapertures 7 and 15. The bee will then crawl up a Wall into the cone l3and thence into the upper compart ment, from which it cannot escape. Thecage may then be removed by lifting the same upward until the hooks 16are disengaged from the loops 17.

In the foregoing description I have shown the preferred form of myinvention; but I do not limit myself thereto, as I am aware thatmodifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit orsacrificing the advantages thereof, and I therefore reserve the right tomake all such changes as fairly fall within the scope of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination with a funnel having a tube at the bottom thereof; ofloops to said tube; a cage having an aperture therein adapted toregister with an aperture in the tube; hooks to the cage engaging theloops;

a gauze cone extending transversely of the cage; and a hinged cover tosaid cage.

2. The combination with a hive; of a plat form arranged in front of theoutlet from said hive; a funnel within the platform; a tube extendingdownward from, and inclosing the lower end of the funnel; a cage havingan aperture therein adapted to register with an opening in the tube;hooks to said cage; loops upon the tube adapted to receive said hooks;flanges upon the tube at opposite sides of the cage; a gauze cone withinthe cage above the inlet thereto; and a hinged cover to the cage.

3. The combination with a funnel having a tube at the bottom thereof, ofloops to said tube, flanges to the tube, and a cage between the cagehaving an opening therein.

of a funend thereof, a cage and. communicating 5. The combination with atube, nel projecting'into one detachably secured to,

with the interior of, the tube; a partition within the cage having anopening therein, and a, cone upon the partition and about the opening.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM A. J. SIMPSON.

Witnesses:

' J. B. PEYTON,

B. F. ALLEN.

